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🍽️ Tender Rabbit with Rosehip Sauce
485 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 2 Carrots
- 2 Onions
- 200 g Celeriac
- 1 Rabbit (approx. 1,4 kg butchered by the butcher)
- Salt
- Pepper (from the mill)
- 3 tbsp Vegetable oil
- 250 ml dry white wine
- 250 ml Game stock
- 4 Juniper berries
- 1 tsp Peppercorns
- 2 sprigs Thyme
- 1 Bay leaf
- 125 ml Whipping cream
- 3 tbsp Rosehip puree
- Rosehip (for garnishing)
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius using top and bottom heat.
- 2. Peel the carrots, onions, and celery. Cut the vegetables into small cubes.
- 3. Rinse the rabbit pieces and pat them dry with a kitchen towel.
- 4. Season the meat generously with salt and pepper.
- 5. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large pot or casserole dish.
- 6. Fry the rabbit pieces on all sides until golden brown.
- 7. Remove the meat from the pot and set it aside for now.
- 8. Add the remaining oil to the fond (browned bits) in the pot.
- 9. Fry the prepared vegetables in the pot until they brown.
- 10. Deglaze the vegetables with white wine.
- 11. Pour in some meat stock.
- 12. Place the meat back into the sauce.
- 13. Add juniper berries, peppercorns, thyme, and a bay leaf to the sauce.
- 14. Cover the pot and braise the meat in the oven for about 1.5 hours.
- 15. Occasionally add more stock to prevent it from drying out.
- 16. Remove the lid for the last 30 minutes.
- 17. Turn the meat occasionally to ensure even cooking.
- 18. Remove the cooked meat from the liquid.
- 19. Wrap the meat in aluminum foil and let it rest.
- 20. Strain the sauce through a sieve to remove the vegetables and spices.
- 21. Stir in cream and rosehip puree into the sauce.
- 22. Let the sauce simmer gently for about 5 minutes.
- 23. Thin the sauce with a little more stock if necessary.
- 24. Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
- 25. Place the meat back into the sauce briefly to warm it through.
- 26. Serve the meat on plates with the sauce.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 485
- Protein: 39 g · Fett/Fat: 28 g · Carbs: 19 g